title Grandmother's 80th Birthday, South Coast - 11th September 2004 intro There's a gathering of the clans in Burton, Christchurch, on account of it being Grandmother's 80th birthday. Relatives from near Plymouth, London, Suffolk and Switzerland were in attendance for the dinner at a place on the beach at Southbourne which is a regular café by day, but a fancy bistro by night. Before that, we haul Grandmother out for a walk at Barton-on-Sea, but it's a bit windy so we have to leave her in the car. dcp_8069 Judith, Grandmother, Sis and Caroline at Barton dcp_8070 It's a bit windy near the Beachcomber dcp_8072 Matt, Sis and Neil continue the walk dcp_8073 Nosher's favourite groyne dcp_8074 A stormy aspect towards Hengistbury Head dcp_8075 Neil, Sis, Caroline and Matt on a windy beach dcp_8076 Stormy seas towards the Isle of Wight dcp_8078 Matt stands up to the wind dcp_8079 The Isle of Wight dcp_8080 The shops on Marine Drive, Barton dcp_8081 Neil scopes out a Jaguar dcp_8082 We walk back past the Beachcomber dcp_8083 Grove Road in Barton dcp_8084 We walk across Long Meadow dcp_8085 Sis crosses the Long Meadow bridge dcp_8086 The old gaff Ford Cottage is looking unloved dcp_8087 Matt and Sis by Ford Cottage's front gate dcp_8088 Matt is amused by dog poo and stink-lines dcp_8090 Neil pours some fizz dcp_8091 A toast to Grandmother dcp_8092 Caroline brings out nibbles dcp_8093 Grandmother grabs a nibble dcp_8094 Sis and Matt dcp_8096 The three siblings: Mother, Judith and Neil dcp_8098 We pile in to a couple of big taxis dcp_8099 Mike and Mother in the back of a taxi dcp_8101 A faint rainbow over the sea at Southbourne dcp_8102 The taxis drop us off dcp_8103 A view over the beach huts dcp_8105 There are quite a few intrepid surfers dcp_8106 A surfer heads up the beach dcp_8108 Judith and Neil dcp_8109 That's how close the sea is dcp_8110 Sis and Grandmother scope the menu out dcp_8112 Grandmother and Judith dcp_8114 Matt and Sis get their starters dcp_8118 Mike and Caroline share a joke dcp_8119 The fammerly table dcp_8120 Caroline is amused by photos dcp_8121 Mother dcp_8125 Judith and Neil dcp_8126 Mother and Mike dcp_8131 Later on, Grandmother opens some presents dcp_8132 For some reason, Caroline does South Pacific dcp_8135 Mother starts singing dcp_8137 Mother does a final South Pacific flourish dcp_8138 The next morning, Neil sorts some breakfast out dcp_8139 Neil and Caroline's garden dcp_8141 Matt, Sis and Mother dcp_8142 Breakfast in Burton dcp_8143 Neil looks up dcp_8144 We vist Granmother's house in Burton dcp_8145 Grandmother comes out of her kitchen dcp_8146 A blurry lounge scene